Archive for January, 2010

Move Over MP3, Here Comes Music DNA

Posted January 26th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

The folks that brought you the MP3 music format have created something new that they’re calling Music DNA. It’s got a bit of competition, but smaller labels are already lining up to use Music DNA files. The idea behind Music DNA is similar to that of the iTunes LP. Bands and labels [...]

Bowers & Wilkins Reveals 800 Diamond Series

Posted January 26th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Bowers & Wilkins has announced that their 800 series speakers will be getting an update. It’s been six years since there’s been a new 800 series product, but B&W decided that it’s about time to revisit the line. As the name implies, all seven new speakers in the line feature a diamond dome tweeter. [...]

Oppo’s BDP-80 Blu-ray Player Revealed

Posted January 25th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Oppo been teasing the new player for around two months now, but the day has come and the veil has been lifted on the brand new BDP-80. The first thing that will leap out to most people is the price. It’s considerably cheaper than the BDP-83, and the 9 price tag puts [...]

Super Bowl HDTV sales kick off: Fumbles or touchdowns?

Posted January 25th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

As the final four NFL playoff teams were preparing for today’s conference championship games, retailers were starting to kick off HDTV deals to take advantage of the two weeks until the Super Bowl. It’s the last major selling window for home theater products until the holiday season many long months from now. Are the specials [...]

Sim2Calc iPhone App Assists in Home Theater Design

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

I’ve gotten hundreds of press releases about iPhone apps since the App Store opened. They range from useful – like those that let you repurpose your iPhone as a controller – to the ludicrous. The Sim2Calc falls in the former of those two categories. If you’re planning to install a projector, or if [...]

Tributaries HDMI Over Coax Extender Provides 300 Foot Range

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Carrying high definition video signals over an extended distance is no easy task, but the latest HDMI extender from Tributaries can take a 1080p signal with 8-bit color to over three hundred feet away. The HXMINI5 extender is a two piece device utilizing a sender a receiver.
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AUO Picks up FED Technology Rights

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

If you’re looking at that headline and scratching your head, then think back a few years to 2007. That’s the year that Sony announced that they’d be working on production of a brand new technology to rival, and even surpass LCD and plasma displays. No, not OLED, FED.
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Gefen Provides 1080p/60 Wireless HDMI Solution

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

It’s really unfortunate that wireless HDMI is still such a niche technology. We’ve been talking about it for years, and seeing demos and prototype units for just as long. Luckily for those that want it, a few companies are still working with wireless transmission.
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YouTube Gets Live Sports Streaming and Movie Rentals

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

So many new televisions, receivers and Blu-ray players coming with YouTube access baked right in, and with the exception of a few decent resolution concerts you can find on the service, there’s the nagging problem of content. Sure “Charlie Bit Me” is funny, but does it need to be 60” and 7.1 channels of [...]

Make Your Own Danley Sub with DTS-10 Do-it-Yourself Kit

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Danley announced the DTS-10 subwoofer kit a while back, but it looks like they’re finally available. By picking up this kit you’ll get to assemble your own DTS-10 subwoofer, and there’s something so cool about getting to show off your home theater and say “You like that sub? Yeah, I built it.”
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